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Canadian leader’s China EV deal cheered by California clean air cop
Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6 percent.
Ambienta raises over €500M for European sustainable loans
The investment firm's fund has already deployed around €300 million across 13 companies. It focuses solely on environmental sustainability, rather than social- and governance-based deals.
Internal report urges Trump to transform disaster aid
The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage.
Vineyard Wind weathers another crisis
The offshore wind project, which cranked out electricity during this week's storm, is on the cusp of completion after a federal judge overturned Trump's stop-work order.
GOP probes climate lawyers for ties to education group for judges
House Judiciary Republicans are asking two lawyers to detail their interactions with a group that teaches judges about climate science.
Iowa considers criminalizing cloud seeding, geoengineering
A growing number of states are eyeing restrictions on weather and climate modification as startups move into the field.
NWS chief warns of a ‘bumpy’ budget ahead
The National Weather Service can fill some — but not all — of the staff positions it lost during last year’s purge of federal workers.
Spurned by EPA, this green bank nonprofit finds other funding
The Justice Climate Fund received two non-federal grants to help Native American communities finance clean energy projects.
New York approves plan for spending cap-and-trade proceeds
NYSERDA didn't make any changes to its draft proposal for revenues from a regional carbon market.
A new COP process? Brazil floats ‘two-tier’ system.
After hosting the last climate summit, the South American country raised doubts about the 30-year-old paradigm based on consensus.
12 EU countries ask Brussels to exempt fertilizers from carbon border tax
Critics warn such a move would undermine CBAM and the competitiveness of domestic producers.
Airlines target EU climate rules after carmakers showed the way
The recent weakening of the ban on gasoline and diesel cars is fueling calls for a similar reversal in the aviation sector.
Australia swelters in record heat as temperatures hit 120 F
The heat wave follows another earlier this month amid one of Australia's hottest-ever summers.
Trump opposes wind energy. That could be a tough sell in Iowa.
The president takes his affordability message Tuesday to the state where turbine farms have helped keep electricity prices low.
Transmission line stopped sending hydropower during Arctic storm
The energy interruption from the new Canada to New England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.
So long, Paris: US officially leaves landmark climate pact
President Donald Trump has formally removed the U.S. from the historic agreement that aims to limit global warming.
Carbon trade measure slipped into spending package
Language from the “PROVE IT Act” was incorporated into funding legislation President Donald Trump signed into law last week.
Minnesota climate lawsuit survives oil industry appeal
The case asks Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute to pay up for climate impacts.
‘Fantastic’ rally exposes Trump’s limits as green stocks soar
Capital has continued to flow into renewables. The S&P equity index tracking clean energy has soared 64 percent over the past year.
Nvidia launches AI technologies to aid weather forecasting
Artificial intelligence underpins a revolution in meteorology as AI is starting to replace forecasts long generated by supercomputers.
